Scythe-snathe.



IDUCRET (L .1. DANIEL.

SCYTIIE SNATHE.

APPLICATION FILED IIOI. 5, I9I5.

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Mmm/E FRANK DUCRET AND JAMES DANIEL, OF PARKVILLE, MISSOURI.

SCYTHE-SNATHE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 25, 1917.

Application led November 5, 1915. Serial No. 59,727.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK DUoRn'r and JAMES DANIEL, citizens of the United States, residing at Parkville, in the connty of Platte and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scythe-Snathes; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and gures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to scythe snathes and has for its principal object to provide a snathe to which a blade may be securely attached and which, when combined with the snathe, will lie parallel with the ground, when the handle portion is at such elevation that the scythe may be operated by a. person standing substantially erect, and thereby obviate the necessity of the user constantly bending in order to move the blade in proper relation to the vegetation that is being cut.

In accomplishing this object we have provided improved details of structure, the preferred form of which is illustrated in the accompanying` drawing.

Referring more in detail to the drawing Figure I is a perspective view showing a scythe snathe constructed according to our invention.

Fig. II is a sectional view through the scythe blade on the line II-II in Fig. I.

Fig. III is an end view of the scythe snathe.

l designates a scythe snathe, having the customary staggered nibs 2, and the body of which is curved substantially similar to the ordinary snathe, the chief diEerence being that the butt end 3 of the snathe is turned horizontally downwardly at substantially a right angle to the handle part, and then turned outwardly to form a shank A that extends in a plane common to both the handle and downturned portion and at substantially a right angle to the downturned part 3, the shank 4 being of sufficient length to provide a mounting for the blade 5, which lies in a horizontal plane. The downturned part 3 is long enough to locate the horizontal handle part l at such elevation that a person of ordinary height may grasp the nibs 2 while standing substantially erect, and in such a manner that when the nibs are held b-y the user, the blade 5 will lie flat on the ground or parallel therewith. The blade 5 may be of any ordinary construction and attached to the snathe shank in any suitable manner, as the method of connection with the shank forms no part of our present invention.

Vith the snathe constructed as described, a user Draps the nibs in the ordinary manner and swings the scythe as customary in the use of such implements. With the Scythe provided with the long downturned part 3, and right angle shank 4:, however, the user may stand substantially erect and when in this position may swing the scythe so that the blade travels parallel with the ground and in a manner to secure the usual and customary results.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

The combination witha blade lying in a horizontal plane, of a snathe lying in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the blade; the said snathe comprising a substantially horizontal handle portio-n provided with spaced carrying nibs, and having a downturned end portion provided at its end with an outturned shank extended parallel with the plane of the blade and to which the blade is mounted.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK DUCRET. JAMES DANIEL. Witnesses:

L. A. LUTHY, WM. HOLMES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latents.

' Washington, D. C. 

